Chris Leben

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Chris Leben
Statistics
Nickname The Crippler, The Cat Smasher
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality United States American
Born July 21, 1980
Fighting out of Seattle, Washington
Town of birth Portland, Oregon
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 16
  By knockout 8
  By submission 4
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

Chris "The Crippler" Leben (born July 21, 1980 in Portland, Oregon) is a mixed martial artist best known for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] The Ultimate Fighter

Leben was considered to be one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on the show. In the first episode, he got drunk and urinated on future teammate Jason Thacker's bed, stealing his pillow afterward. After a heated exchange in the house between Leben, Bobby Southworth and Josh Koscheck, UFC president Dana White set up a match between Leben and Koscheck. Leben would end up losing the two round fight by unanimous decision due to Koscheck's ability to score points by controling Leben on the ground.

Later in the show, teammate Nate Quarry was eliminated from the competition due to an ankle injury and was told he could choose a previously eliminated fighter to replace him. He chose Leben to return to the competition, only for him to be defeated by Kenny Florian due to doctor stoppage in the first semi-final match after Florian opened up a cut above Leben’s eye via an elbow strike.

Despite his losses on the show, neither counted against his professional record. This is due to a law in Nevada (where the show was filmed) that all official fight results must be disclosed immediately after they take place. The show's producers didn't want the results spoiled and leaked on the internet, so they decided to just make the matches exhibition bouts.

On April 9, 2005 during the live finale of The Ultimate Fighter, Leben fought Jason Thacker as an undercard. During the show, Leben urinated on Thackers bed, but Thacker didn't find out about it until he watched the show. Thacker then demanded a match against Leben at the finale. The match ended up happening, and Leben won in 1:35 of the first round after referee stoppage due to strikes. Afterward, Leben got on the mic and apologized to Thacker for urinating on his bed, saying he had since given up drinking because of that incident.

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

After the conclusion of the show in 2005, he moved to Seattle, Washington to train with the mixed martial arts team AMC Pankration. Prior to the show, he had trained with Gresham, Oregon based Team Quest. He has also competed in several UFC events since the show, and is the only person to have fought in the first six Ultimate Fight Night events. Leben has a 6-1 record in the UFC, including a TKO against fellow The Ultimate Fighter alumni Jason Thacker, a split decision against Patrick Cote, an armbar submission against Edwin Dewees, a first-round TKO over Jorge Rivera, and a unanimous decision over Luigi Fioravanti.

Leben was defeated by Anderson Silva at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006 by knockout 49 seconds into the first round. Despite such a devastating loss, he wanted to be back in the ring and fighting immediately to prove he hadn't lost his edge. He got his fight at UFC Fight Night on August 17th, 2006. He defeated Jorge Santiago by knockout 35 seconds into the second round.

[edit] MMA record

16 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws [1] [2]
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Notes
8/17/2006 Win Jorge Santiago UFC Fight Night 6 KO (Punch) 2 0:35
6/28/2006 Loss Anderson Silva UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 KO (Knee) 1 0:49
4/6/2006 Win Luigi Fioravanti UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 Decision (Unaminous) 3 5:00
1/16/2006 Win Jorge Rivera UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 TKO (Strikes) 1 1:44
10/3/2005 Win Edwin Dewees UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 Submission (Armbar) 1 3:26
8/6/2005 Win Patrick Cote UFC Ultimate Fight Night Decision (Split) 3 5:00
4/9/2005 Win Jason Thacker UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale TKO (Strikes) 1 1:35
6/26/2004 Win Benji Radach SF 4-Fight For Freedom TKO (Injury) 3  ?
5/14/2004 Loss Joe Doerksen FFC 9-Freestyle Fighting Championships 9 Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
4/17/2004 Win Justin Davis SF 3-Dome KO 1  ?
1/16/2004 Win Mike Swick WEC 9-Cold Blooded KO (Punch) 2 0:45
11/13/2003 Win James Fanshier GC 20-Gladiator Challenge 20 Decision 3 5:00
10/17/2003 Win Brian Sleeman WEC 8-Halloween Fury 2 Submission (Armbar) 1 3:15
8/23/2003 Win Landon Showalter QP-Second Coming Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
3/8/2003 Win John Hall FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 6 TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 5:00
12/14/2002 Win Ben Birtcher FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 5 TKO 1 3:00
11/9/2002 Win Bryce Hamilton UFCF-Fall Brawl Submission 1  ?
8/10/2002 Win Justin Terherst FCFF-Rumble at the Roseland 4 Submission 1 2:30

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Sherdog Fight Finder - Chris Leben's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
  2. ^ The results of fights that took place on The Ultimate Fighter are not counted on competitor’s professional records (except for the fights during the live season finale), as they were considered exhibition bouts.

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The Ultimate Fighter - Season 1
Fighters: Stephan Bonnar | Kenny Florian | Forrest Griffin | Sam Hoger | Alex Karalexis | Josh Koscheck | Chris Leben | Nathan Quarry | Josh Rafferty | Diego Sánchez | Christopher Sanford | Alex Schoenauer | Lodune Sincaid | Bobby Southworth | Mike Swick | Jason Thacker

Coaches: Randy Couture | Chuck Liddell
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